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Definition of Brucellosis

1. Noun. Infectious bacterial disease of human beings transmitted by contact with infected animals or infected meat or milk products; characterized by fever and headache.

2. Noun. An infectious disease of domestic animals often resulting in spontaneous abortion; transmittable to human beings.

Definition of Brucellosis

1. Noun. (pathology) infection by the bacterium, ''Brucella'', which is carried by ruminants. Symptoms include recurring fevers, sweating, weakness, anorexia, headaches, depression and generalized aches and pains. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Brucellosis

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Medical Definition of Brucellosis

1. A rare infection (less than 200 cases per year in the U.S.) caused by bacteria of the genus Brucella. Human infection results from occupational exposure to infected animals or by ingestion of infected milk, milk products or animal tissue. Symptoms are non-specific and include fever, malaise and weight loss. (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Brucellosis

brrr bru bruang bruangs brucella brucella abortus brucella melitensis brucella serology brucella strain 19 vaccine brucella vaccine

brucellae brucellas brucellergin brucellin brucelloses brucellosis (current term) bruchid bruchids brucin brucine

brucines brucins brucite brucites bruckle brugh brughs brugia brugia malayi

Literary usage of Brucellosis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Journal of Comparative Pathology and Therapeutics (1888)
"PATHOGENESIS OF EXPERIMENTAL brucellosis OF RABBITS IN ... California INTRODUCTION Acute brucellosis in the bovine is primarily a disease of pregnancy. ..."

2. U. S. Dual-Use Exports to Iraq and Their Impact on the Health of the Persian ...by DIANE Publishing Company by DIANE Publishing Company (1997)
"brucellosis is acquired by direct contact with secretions and excretions of ... Most prevalent in rural areas, brucellosis is an occupational disease of ..."

3. The Oxford Medicine by Henry Asbury Christian, James Mackenzie (1920)
"brucellosis Undulant fever, which once was responsible for an epidemic of unknown fever among British soldiers on the island of Malta, was imported to the ..."

4. Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories edited by Jonathan Y. Richmond, Robert W. McKinney (1994)
"brucellosis outnumbered all other reported laboratory-acquired ... brucellosis, typhoid, tularemia, tuberculosis, hepatitis, and Venezuelan equine ..."

5. Biosafety in the Laboratory: Prudent Practices for the Handling and Disposal by National Research Council (U. S.) (1989)
"brucellosis outnumbered all other reported laboratory-acquired ... brucellosis, typhoid, tularemia, tuberculosis, hepatitis, and Venezuelan equine ..."

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